After Abbas, the Deluge?
No successor, and no mechanism for choosing one.
February 3, 2016
Ban Ki-moon Sticks to His Anti-Israel Guns
He still believes terror is Israel’s fault.
After drawing criticism for his justification of Palestinian terror last week, the UN secretary-general defended himself in an op-ed in the New York Times entitled “Don’t Shoot the Messenger.” In it he stated that “nothing excuses terrorism”—and then went on to blame Israel for the series of murderous attacks on its citizens and for the failure to reach a two-state solution. Ruthie Blum writes:
February 3, 2016
Ban Ki-moon Sticks to His Anti-Israel Guns
He still believes terror is Israel’s fault.
How Maimonides’ Son Brought Sufi Practices into Judaism
Philosophy and mysticism may be closer than they appear.
Interpreting the Lod Mosaics
The best of the Roman tradition.
Why Playing Chess Is Like Studying the Talmud
Creativity within strict rules.